NFL: The Grind Season 1, Episode 17: Week 17: Crank It Up

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Week 1: Generation QB: Namath, Favre, Brees

“Broadway” Joe Namath checks in on the New York Jets and Le’Veon Bell, plus Brett Favre visits Drew Brees in New Orleans to share advice about playing past forty.

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Week 2: Brady and Big Ben: Playing The Long Game

Jerome Bettis heads to his old Steel City stomping grounds and Charles Woodson to Miami. In spending time with Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, our correspondents learn firsthand about the power of perspective against the uncertainty of the season.

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Week 3: Finding Your Way

DeAndre Hopkins and Davante Adams. Two receivers in two cities open up about the life changing kinds of grind they were navigating in week three.

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Week 4: Ever Upward

Larry Fitzgerald & Adrian Peterson are legends still shattering records, but both their teams are 0-3. Jerry Rice and Clinton Portis go deep with the future HOF’ers in Arizona and Washington, along with special guests Kurt Warner and Steve Young.

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Week 5: Old Faces, New Places

It’s Baltimore at Pittsburgh this week. All-pro & SB Champion Seahawk safety Earl Thomas now as a Baltimore Raven; HOF Ed Reed as an analyst at NFL Films; HOF Terrell Owens as a fan; and long-time assistant Ray Sherman as the Steelers WR coach.

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Week 6: The Same Page

Two months into the season, leaves are turning and teams are showing their true colors. Michael Vick spends time with LA Chargers Philip Rivers and Keenan Allen, while Spice Adams heads to Jacksonville to hang with the Jaguars defense and Calais Campbell.

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Week 7: Football, 2.0

In Week 7, future HOF and former Raiders DB Charles Woodson and former Broncos OLB DeMarcus Ware visit their former teams currently in reboot mode. Plus, Jon Gruden, Von Miller, John Elway, Peyton Manning and more open up about the grind and version 2.0.

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Week 8: National Tight Ends Day

On the ground and in the air, tight ends are involved in it all. HOF QB Brett Favre heads to San Francisco where George Kittle and Jimmy Garoppolo are sitting atop the NFC; and future HOF Tight End Antonio Gates spends time with Colts’ TE Eric Ebron.

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Week 9: Global and Local

Traveling halfway around the world to London, halfway through the season, Rich Eisen explores the perspective of NFL team owners as he hangs with Shahid Khan’s Jaguars. Plus, Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran visits Buffalo Bills owner Kim Pegula.

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Week 10: Take Your Pick

Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed and future HOF’er Charles Woodson head to Cleveland, Ohio for double coverage on the Bills at Browns, providing us with an intense look at life on the defensive side of ball and life after the NFL.

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Week 11: Everyone's Watching

The stars are out, ruling the stage and filling the stands. Two time World Cup Champion Carli Lloyd heads to the Eagles/Patriots game, hanging with Zach Ertz while Michael Vick is in LA as the Rams and Jalen Ramsey turn the Bears’ SNF lights out.

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Week 12: Thanks A Million

The holidays arrive with football, food, and gratitude.

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Week 13: On the Road

Teams are changing speeds en route to the post-season promised land.

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Week 14: Bring the Heat

Huge upsets, last second drama and a scoreboard scorching game of the year.

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Week 15: A New Beginning

The singular journey of the Raiders takes a new turn.

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Week 16: Party Time

Come for the ugly sweaters, stay for the football.

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Week 17: Crank It Up

The playoff stakes are raised by a thrilling final weekend of the regular season.